Homa Rousta ( fa, هما روستا ‎; 26 September 1946 – 26 September 2015) was an Iranian film and stage

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. She was the widow of stage director

Hamid Samandarian Hamid Samandarian fa, حمید سمندریان; May 6, 1931 – July 12, 2012) was an Iranian film and theater director and translator. He staged numerous dramas including ''No Exit'' by Jean-Paul Sartre, ''Ghosts'' by Henrik Ibsen, ''The ...

. She graduated with a degree in theatre from the School of Dramatic Arts in

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. She started her career in 1971. Her most famous performance was in '' From Karkheh to Rhine'' (1992), for which she was nominated for the best actress

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at the

Fajr Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T ...

. She died of cancer on 26 September 2015 in a hospital in

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. Her body was transferred to Iran and was buried at

Behesht Zahra Behesht-e Zahra ( fa, بهشت زهرا, lit. ''The Paradise of Zahra'', from Fatima az-Zahra) is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran, it is connected to the city by Tehran Metro Line 1. History In ...

alongside her husband's grave.

Selected filmography

Homa Rousta on the cover of ''White & Black'' magazine, Iran, February 1972

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* 1944 births 2015 deaths People from Tehran Iranian translators People from Los Angeles Iranian film actresses Iranian stage actresses Deaths from breast cancer Iranian women film directors Iranian television actresses Deaths from cancer in California Burials at artist's block of Behesht-e Zahra {{Iran-actor-stub